Thomas Bowes (born 1960) is an English violinist and orchestra leader.

Thomas Bowes was born inWelwyn Garden City,Hertfordshire, England, and graduated fromTrinity College of Music in 1982, where he studied violin underBela Katona. Bowes played with theLondon Philharmonic beginning in 1985 and theAcademy of St Martin in the Fields beginning in 1986. He made his debut as a soloist in London in 1987.

Bowes was a founding member of the Maggini String Quartet and served as leader from 1988 to 1992. In 1989 he began serving as leader of theLondon Mozart Players, where he led the ensemble at theirBBC Proms debut in 1991. Bowes has served as guest leader of orchestras including theLondon Symphony Orchestra, theBBC Symphony Orchestra,London Sinfonietta, thePhilharmonia, and the French L’Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse.

Bowes married pianist and composerEleanor Alberga in 1992, and the two live inHerefordshire, England.^[1] They formed the duo Double Exposure in 1995 and began to tour internationally. During this time, Bowes developed an expanded repertoire as a soloist. He took a position as artistic director of the Langvad Chamber Music Jamboree in Denmark and with Alberga founded the Arcadia music festival in northern Herefordshire.

Bowes masters film scores and maintains an extensive discography and filmography.^[2] His most recent CD was released in 2011,Walton and Barber Violin Concertos – Thomas Bowes/Malmo Opera Orchestra/Swensen, which was well received. He plays aNicolo Amati violin from 1659.^[3]

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